] When he dies, Hughes wants his coffin equipped with a ] laptop computer, wireless Internet access and a solar ] panel that would grab light from above ground. Special ] software in the laptop would study his past writings and ] incorporate new information into what the living Hughes ] knew and thought -- and then take over the task of being ] him. Even after he's gone, computer screens in far-off ] places would blink a message from his silicon ] continuation: "Hi, this is Dave Hughes. Wanna chat?" An amusing story about Dave Hughes... |